Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2008, No.21 - Congratulations Earl Stover

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CONGRATULATIONS EARL STOVER: Earl Stover ebstoveriii@aol.com a.k.a. Hangin’ Judge Earl, has some good news - his daughter has been accepted at Vanderbilt! Apparently, she has not yet decided whether to attend. Here is the note Earl sent to me:

"Larry,

I am not very blog/computer literate but wanted to pass on an eye witness report on the new "Tics."

My daughter has been accepted into Vanderbilt as an engineering student. We arrived in Nashville Friday night ( April 11) around 10. Before checking into our inn she wanted to drive by the school to locate the meeting building for the next day's program - such a "geer."

The drive by took us past the ATO house where much to my surprise a full blown toga party was in progress. I think they had the same band we had in the day. They were wandering/stumbling about at full speed. They had erected a privacy fence of plastic bamboo for dubious security purposes. The roman columns were in peril of falling. They had beer and wenches aplenty. I wanted to stop but my wife would not allow it. We drove around the block and the KA's had a weak effort underway.

Other than that the ATO's owned Greek town. Once again my wife would not let me stop. Later my daughter wisely refused to sneak out with me to observe what I had deduced to be a ritual passing of spring.

The next morning we parked in the large garage across from the Tic House. It was littered with the remains of the previous night's revelry-dozens of beer cans, bottles and a couch in the front yard. The boys were moving real slow but there were a few survivors.

By Saturday afternoon the guys had rebounded and by 4 were beginning to crank it up again. The music was loud and a few beers were in hand. Once again my wife and daughter insisted that we leave without stopping to check in for a plane to Georgia Tech.

As I drove away I told my daughter that if she went to Vandy to stay away from the ATO's

Earl Stover-Class of 75."

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Earl, my guess is that your wife wouldn’t let you call me when you came to town, for the same reason she forbid you from setting foot in Tic Mansion.

My heart goes out to you my friend. Often, when my wife Ann, her daughter Maggie (who is a senior at Belmont) and I are out together - they decide what we do. Women are powerful creatures, and I’ve learned (the hard way) that it is always wise to yield in their presence.

As to your take on the current bunch of ATO’s, I respectfully disagree. The last time Ann and I were on campus (last fall) the ATO’s had a band party (see Archives, Vol.2007, No.55), and were all very polite (in spite of their condition). In my view, they’re a good group of guys. My step-daughter Maggie and some of her girlfriends at Belmont have been to a few ATO parties, and Maggie says the ATO’s have the best parties. Of course, my situation is a bit different - my wife lets me go to the Tic House, and enjoys going with me. Hang in there (no pun intended) my brother.

BETA PI BLOG ROSTER STATS: As of April 14, 2008, the Blog roster total is 87 Beta Pi brothers, 80 of these Tick-a-lo men have e-mail addresses. If you have an e-mail address on a Brother - fugetaboutit!

VTL,

Larry Simons

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